Chemical body composition of 20 thoroughbred foals at 160 days of age, and preliminary investigation of techniques used to predict body fatness

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-131

  Gee, E K ^a   Firth, E C ^a   Mogg, T D ^a   Fennessy, P F ^b   Morel, P C H ^c   Grace, N D ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ABACUSBIO LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body condition; Chemical composition; Fatness; Horse; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HORSE; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 0037865848     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2003.36351     Document Type: Article

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